England take on China – Women’s Friendly Fixture
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is sold-out for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details will be announced shortly, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England's starting eleven: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
I am searching for the squad from China now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
First Cap News
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She was a part of the European Championship squad who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Earlier Fixture Update
The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; get the details on all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Live updates from the fixture will be provided with key events and timely updates as the action unfolds.
